Fatigued Operator Derails a Train

Around 2:30 in the morning, an operator supposedly fell asleep causing the train to continue past its stopping point. Once the train made contact with the concrete, it continued on and rode up a nearby escalator. Around thirty people were injured during the crash. This event triggered a chain a policy changes and working restrictions for O'Hare International Airport.

In school, most of the time students get scolded if they sleep while doing work for a teacher. I see now why it is important to not sleep while working, disregarding the fact that they are completely different scenarios. The message still carries with enormous weight and influence.

This event make me feel uneasy about people in control over another's life. People like this who have no reason to be fatigued within the past day or two can be so irresponsible with their duties that they risk the dozens of souls on board. Since the worker's schedule failed to report any reason of drowsiness or exhaustion, then she should not have been unconscious during the time.

How does the author support his/her claim?
The authors support their claim by prompting each separate subject with paraphrased responses from employees of O'Hare International Airport. They reiterated, "The O'Hare incident prompted us to take a closer look at our scheduling" (Operator...Fired). This statement informed those questioning the situation that the company is changing procedures in order to prioritize safety. Although their schedules proved not to be the cause of the operator's fatigue, O'Hare promoted this statement by saying, "Nothing about the operator's work schedule suggests that fatigue should have played a factor in her performance" (Operator...Fired).

Sources:
Presto, Suzanne and Greg Botelho. "Operator of Train That Jumped Tracks at Chicago's O'Hare Airport Fired." CNN, 5 Apr. 2014. Web. 6 Apr. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/04/us/chicago-ohare-train-derailment/index.html?hpt=hp_t3>.

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